Dressmakers&#39; and tailors&#39; marker



March 15, 1955 F. L. COLLINS 2,703,931

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47'TOE/VEY6 United States Patent DRESSMAKERS AND TAILORS MARKER Flossie L. Collins, Dayton, Ohio Application January 15, 1954, Serial No. 404,233 2 Claims. (Cl. 33-2 This invention relates to marking implements for use by dressmakers and tailors, and more particularly to an improved marking implement particularly suitable for marking hems, pockets, and buttonholes.

A main object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved marking device for tailors and dressmakers, said device being simple in construction, being easy to use, and providing a means for accurately marking hems, pockets, buttonholes, and the like on garments. I

A further object of the invention is to provide an 1mproved marking device for use by tailors and dressmakers, said device being inexpensive to manufacture, being rugged in construction, and enabling a worker to mark a garment for a desired operation much more rapidly and easily than with marking devices heretofore employed.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description and claims, and from the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of an improved marking device according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a bottom view of the device shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a horizontal cross sectional view taken on the line 3--3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a front elevational view of the marking device of Figure 1, shown with the arms thereof extending laterally.

Figure 5 is a bottom view of the device 1n the position shown in Figure 4.

Referring to the drawings, the marking device is designated generally at 11 and comprises a generally rectangular plate member 12 of rigid material formed with a large longitudinal central slot 13 and provided with respective end scales 14 and 15 on its respective side marginal portions 16 and 17 on the respective opposite sides of the slot 13. The plate member is formed with laterally extending rectangular notches 18 at the respective corners of the longitudinal central slot 13, for a purpose presently to be described.

Designated at 19 is a slide member which slidably receives the rectangular body 12, said slide member being substantially rectangular in shape and being formed with a slot 20 which extends perpendicular to the side margins 16 and 17 of the-main body 12, and which extends perpendicular to the longitudinal slot 13 of said main body, as is clearly shown in Figure l. Designated at 21 and 22 are respective arms hinged to the opposite side portions of the slide member 19, the arms 21 and 22 being each slightly shorter than the width of the body 12, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, so that the arms 21 and 22 may be received against the slide in overlapping relationship, as illustrated in Figures 2 and 3. The top edges of the arms 21 and 22 are coplanar with the bottom edge 24 of the slot 20, whereby the arms 21 and 22 will be substantially in horizontal alignment with the bottom edge 24 of slot 20 when the arms are in their laterally extended positions, shown in Figure 4 The top and bottom portions 25 and 26 of the main body 12 are inscribed with the median vertical lines 27 and 28, and the top portion 30 of the slide member 19 is similarly inscribed with the median vertical line 31 which is in alignment with the lines 27 and 28.

To employ the device for marking hems, the top edge 32 of the main body 12 is placed at the location of the pins or marks for the bottom of a" skirt, and the slide 19 is pushed down the body 12 to a point corresponding to the desired length of hem, as shown by Patented Mar. 15, 1955 the position of the bottom edge 24 of slot 20 along the scale 14. In this operation the arms 21 and 22 are in their laterally extended positions, as shown in Figure 4, whereby the hem markings may be made along the top edges of the arms 21 and 22 and along the edge 24 of the slot 20. Thus, a hem marking of considerable length may be made, namely, of a length substantially three times the width of the body 12. By employing the above procedure around the garment, a straight and substantially continuous hem line may be rapidly marked around the garment.

To employ the device to mark pockets, the marker is positioned with the lines 27 and 28 placed directly over the location of the opening of the finished pocket. The slide 19 is arranged near the top of the body 12 of the marker with the line 31 near the top portion 25 of body 12. The slide 19 is then pushed down a distance corresponding to the desired length of the pocket and the pocket is marked along the inside edges of the side portions 16 and 17, namely, along the side edges of the slot 13. The width and length of the pocket may be spaced by moving the marking device vertically or laterally.

To employ the device for marking buttonholes, the slide 19 is moved to a position adjacent the top portion 25 of the body 12 with the lines 27 and 31 in alignment over the marks for the center of the finished buttonhole with the location of the right end of the buttonhole at the upper right corner notch 18. The top edge of the slide 19 is spaced from the bottom edge of top portion 25 of the body 12 to define a marking slot aligned with the adjacent corner notch 18. A mark is made across this opening with chalk. The slide 19 is then moved downwardly along the scale 15 to the desired location of the next buttonhole. A mark is then made along the top edge of the slide in the slot 13 on the cloth, after which the device is lowered to bring the corner notch 18 to a position wherein the last-named mark is located in the notch. The remainder of the buttonhole may then be marked, and the next buttonhole may be located and marked in the same manner.

It will be noted that the zero point of scale 15 is located at the upper corner notches 18, whereas the zero point of the scale 14 is located at the top edge 32 of the body 12.

The side edges of the slot 13, shown'respectively at 33 and 34 are preferably spaced apart a predetermined distance, for example, a distance of /8 of an inch. By marking along the edges 33 and 34, it is possible to provide marks indicating the proper positions for placing the buttonhole binding material in proper registry with the marks made to indicate the length of the buttonholes.

This greatly facilitates the making of bound buttonholes,

which ordinarily are very difficult for workers of ordinary skill to make.

While a specific embodiment of an improved marking device for tailors and dressmakers has been disclosed in the foregoing description, it will be understood that various modifications within the spirit of the invention may occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, it is intended that no limitations be placed on the invention ex cept as defined by the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A marking device of the character described comprising a generally rectangular elongated plate member formed with a large longitudinal central slot and provided with respective inch scales on its side marginal portions on opposite sides of said slot, a slide member slidably engaged on said plate member for movement therealong, and an arm hinged to said slide member and being movable to a laterally projecting position perpendicular to one of the side markings of said plate member, said slide member being formed with a slot extending perpendicular to the side margins of said plate member, the bottom edge of said slot being substantially coplanar with the top edge of said arm.

2. A marking device of the character described comprising a generally rectangular elongated plate member formed with a large longitudinal central slot and provided with respective inch scales on its side marginal portions on opposite sides of said slot, a slide member slidably engaged on said plate member for movement therealong, and respeeitgle armsJ hingeidbto the oppfisite slide References Cited in the file of this patent portions of said si e mem er an eing mova e to aterally projecting positions perpendicular to the respec- UNITED STATES PATENTS tive side margins of said plate member, said slide mern- 794,506 Kaiser July 11, 1905 her being formed with a slot extending perpendicular 5 959,639 Stanton May 31, 1910 to the side margins of said plate member, the bottom edge 2,063,922 Greenberg Dec. 15, 1936 of said slot being substantially coplanar with the top 2,613,446 Heinlich Oct. 14, 1952 edges of said arms, said plate member being formed with laterally extending rectangular notches at the respective corners of said longitudinal central slot. 10 

